Friday, December 16, 2011

Infused Liquors, Strawberry Gin

You can infuse liquor with pretty much anything you like. The nice thing about it is you can be sure it's a natural flavoring and not an artificial one.

This is great sipped on over ice or you can use it to make a wonderful cocktail!

Strawberry Infused Gin1 liter or so of good gin1 lb of chopped strawberries1/4c cane sugar (my berries were not very sweet. you may want to lessen the amount with sweeter berries)

Put all ingredients into a glass container and mix it up.Cover and let sit for 4-6 weeks. Vacillate the jar at least one per week while it's infusing.After 4-6 weeks, strain through cheese cloth, kitchen towel or nut bag. Transfer to a clean, dry glass container and store covered. The alcohol keeps for about a year. After that, it starts to loose it's infused flavors.

Be sure your cover is air tight.After about 2 months, the color and flavor has deepened.The berries lose all their color to the gin.I used some repurposed bottles to package this and the Pear Spice Vodka in for gifts.The tops of my bottles had some writing stamped on them, so I used these perfectly sized stickers to cover that.Turned out nicely and I didn't have to buy anything for packaging.Pin It